The speedometer gear housing must be rotated to the correct position so the speedometer gear can engage the pinion gear inside. My $$$ is on the housing not being rotated to the correct position. Just installing it so the numbers on the housing match the speedometer gear tooth count is not enough, it has to be rotated a bit more so the gears engage.

The speedometer gear housing must be rotated to the correct position so the speedometer gear can engage the pinion gear inside. My $$$ is on the housing not being rotated to the correct position. Just installing it so the numbers on the housing match the speedometer gear tooth count is not enough, it has to be rotated a bit more so the gears engage.

What do u mean installing it so the numbers on the housing match the speedometer gear tooth count is not enough, it has to be rotated a bit more

The speedometer gear housing has certain positions it must be in depending on the speedometer tooth count. If it isn't rotated to the right position, the speedometer gear will not engage the pinion gear inside the transfer case and the speedometer will not work.

ok i pulled the speedo gear and it has a 29 on the gear the housing has a 26 to 31 so i lined it up to the dot and still no change,don't mean to be stupid but am i doing that right tried rotating it passed the number but still nothing now i'm lost even more

As said above, just setting it so the correct tooth count number is next to the dot may not be rotating it quite enough so the gears are engaged. It is often required to have to rotate it a bit more to one side of where the correct range of numbers line up with the dot to get the gears to engage.

hate to sound stupid , and I've search through other posts on this same subject but I was unable to find out if you can feel the gear make contact when you rotate the speedo housing so it will mesh with the gear. Thanks for all your help